Julie Barrett, 20, lost her best friend Kim Henderson, 19, on New Year’s Eve 2005 after Kim took ecstasy for the first time in a London nightclub. Julie and her friends decided to arrange an event in memory of Kim and their first fundraising event last week was a great success. She said: “It all went really well. We raised £1,000 and the money will be donated to CHASE Children’s Hospice in Guildford — Kim’s father chose the charity. “Rachel White, who is assistant manager at Yates’s and was friends with Kim, made a speech and thanked everyone for coming. I was really pleased with the event and I think I would probably like to arrange something else, maybe in the summer.” Rachel said: “About 150 people came along and we raised a fair bit of money for a good cause. “It was a party that Kim would have loved. The place was decked out with balloons and everyone made a lot of effort by dressing up in their posh frocks and suits.” Kim’s father Neil and his wife Helen went to the party. He said: “It was lovely and it remembered Kim’s name well. There were a lot of people there and they were all enjoying themselves. “I would like to thank Julie and her friends for their time and efforts in arranging the party.”